Valea Mare, Covasna
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Valea Mare is a commune in Covasna County
, Romania
. It is composed of a single village, Valea Mare, part of Barcani
Commune before being split off in 1999. The commune is located 21 km southeast from Sfântu Gheorghe
, in the valley of Valea Mare Creek (Nagypatak). Its Orthodox church was built in 1793.
The Valea Mare monastery was built in 1998 on the initiative of Gheorghe Avram as a monastery situated in the center of Romania.
majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 1,177 of which 97.45% or 1147 are Romanians. Other minorities are Roma and Hungarians , respectively 1.44% and 1.10% of the population.
Covasna County
Covasna is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Sfântu Gheorghe.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 222,449 and the population density was 60/km².*Hungarians – 73.79% *Romanians – 23.28%...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. It is composed of a single village, Valea Mare, part of Barcani
Barcani
Barcani is a commune in Covasna County, in the geographical region of Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Barcani, Lădăuţi and Sărămaş. It also included Valea Mare village before it was split off to form a separate commune in 1999...
Commune before being split off in 1999. The commune is located 21 km southeast from Sfântu Gheorghe
Sfântu Gheorghe
Sfântu Gheorghe is the capital city of Covasna County, Romania. Located in the central part of the country and in the historical region of Transylvania, it lies on the Olt River in a valley between the Baraolt Mountains and Bodoc Mountains...
, in the valley of Valea Mare Creek (Nagypatak). Its Orthodox church was built in 1793.
The Valea Mare monastery was built in 1998 on the initiative of Gheorghe Avram as a monastery situated in the center of Romania.
Demographics
The commune has absolute ethnic RomanianRomanians
The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 1,177 of which 97.45% or 1147 are Romanians. Other minorities are Roma and Hungarians , respectively 1.44% and 1.10% of the population.